Stephen+Crane+Questions

1. Why does Fred Collins decide to go for the water?

2. What is the attitude of the soldiers during the battle?

3. Why did Fred Collins believe at first that he was a hero?

4. What made him change his mind?

5. Why does he give a drink to the dying officer, having hesitated at first?

6. In what way is irony represented in the story?

7. Define visualization.

8. Collins went to get water because...

1. the general asked him to 2. he felt pressured to be a hero 3. he was thirsy 4. all of the above

9. When did Collins begin to get scared?

1. when he asked for permission to leave 2. while he walked to the well 3. when he got to the well 4. on his way back

10. What do you believe Crane's view of heroism is? (Make sure you back up your answer!)

11. Does Collins feel that he is a hero?

12. Why doesn’t Collins give water to the dying officer at first?

13. What ends up happening; does Collins return with the water?

14. How is this a piece of Naturalist literature?

15. What is ironic about the ending of the story?

16. What can the water represent in the story?

17. What happened to the water at the end of the story?

18. What is naturalism?

19. Do you think Collins’ actions were predetermined by destiny or by his own choice? Why?

20. Why does Collins risk his life to begin with during the beginning of the story?

21. What is the role of naturalism in the story?

22. What might Fred Collins represent? 23. How do the irrational actions of Fred Collin’s relate to ideas/concepts of previous units? 24. How do the other soldiers in Collin’s regiment influence his decisions? 25. Was Frank Collins a hero? Support your answer with evidence from the text. 26. How does Frank’s want of water illustrate his natural characteristics? 27. What does the dying soldier in the meadow represent? 28. How does Naturalsm, and Realism relate to the plot of the book?

29. What does the title represent ?